Promise kept alive

The ANCA (Armenian National Committee of America) has just released the news that Hillary Clinton will co-sponsor the Armenian Genocide Resolution bill. Barack Obama has also expressed his intent to give careful consideration to the bill. In fact, listening to his response, it seems, he cannot give a full commitment yet by saying, 'I will check with my staff.' Here

So, Hillary (and potentially Obama) are in it for the Armenian vote, knowing how intensely the American Armenians care about this. The question is whether they will act on their promises if elected as President.

White House Withdraws Hoagland Nomination...

The White House has wisely withdrawn the nomination of Dick Hoagland as US ambassador to Armenia. Click here. It was to be done, because the denier of the Armenian Genocide could not conceivably be welcome in Armenia as a representative of the US. But this followed only after the efforts of the ANCA (Armenian National Committee of America) and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Rep Adam Schiff (D-CA). It is really ironic that the debate about whether there was an Armenian genocide is still continuing in the US politics. The political interests of the US in the Middle East and the desire not to alienate Turkey as a satellite are paramount in this debate. However, recognition of a historical reality, especially of such a magnitude as a genocide, is a moral duty of every nation, regarldess of the political expediency... Without this, the history will repeat itself and peace will turn into a dream...